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I. Personal Defense Weapon: Only for Defense?
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Short Description: Its use has been expanded from the military to police, SWAT and others. .... Tactical Mission Need: Personal Defense Weapon to provide more ...
Content Inside: I. Personal Defense Weapon: Only for Defense? There has been some debate on the criteria, need and tactical role of the PDW. Let us examine this issue. It can be compared to the submachine gun. The SMG provided firepower in a smaller package as a companion arm to the World War II and post-war battle rifles. However, with the miniaturization leading to the assault rifle, the role of the SMG has supposedly declined. Yet the SMG shoots on! Its major disadvantage is lack of range, because of only firing pistol ammunition. This seeming disadvantage has many benefits which are low: recoil, muzzle blast, climb, penetration, size, weight, cost and training time (Taylor, Analysis 14). The Europeans, Israelis, and Chinese have been more appreciative of the SMG and machine pistol than the Americans. The SMG will be more versatile than the handgun and the shotgun in most tactical situations (Taylor, Sub 8). No one questions its OFFENSIVE capabilities. Its use has been expanded from the military to police, SWAT and others. Handicaps of the SMG But its size, weight and limited range handicaps its use, especially with the arrive of the assault rifle and mini-assault rifle, such as: Colt XM177, HK53, AKSU, etc. II. Machine Pistol to the Rescue? Even smaller than the SMG are the machine pistols. T hey have the compact size and low weight desired for the PDW. But most have the following problems: not controllable on full automatic fire, short ranged and awkward with stock and/or attached holster ( Karwan 60-1). The
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